Clifford Allen Bunton

Background

Bunton, Clifford Allen was born on January 4, 1920 in Chesterfield, England. Son of Arthur and Edith (Kirk) Bunton. came to the United States, 1963, naturalized, 1978.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University College, London, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, University College, London, 1945. Degree (honorary), University Perugia, Italy, 1986.

Career

Successively assistant lecturer, lecturer, reader, University College, 1944-1963; professor of chemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1963-1990; professor emeritus, University of California, Santa Barbara, since 1990; department chairman, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1967-1972. Commonwealth Fund fellow U. Columbia, 1948-1949. British Council visiting lecturer, Chile and Argentina, 1960.

Visiting professor University of California at Los Angeles, 1961, U. Toronto, 1962, U. Sao Paolo, Brazil, 1973, U. Lausanne, Switzerland, 1976, 79. Adjunct Professor U. Chile, Santiago, since 1990. Member policy committee U. Chile-University of California Cooperative Program, chairman science and engineering sub-committee, 1969-1991.

Member sci.com., United States-Mexico Foundation for Science, since 1993.

Achievements

• Clifford Allen Bunton has been listed as a noteworthy chemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member of New York Academy Science, American Chemical Society (California section), Chemical Society (London). Corresponding member Chilean Academy Sciences (1974), Brazilian Academy Science.

Connections

Married Ethel Clayton, July 28, 1945. Children– Julia Margaret, Claire Jennifer.

Father:

Arthur Bunton

Mother:

Edith (Kirk) Bunton

Spouse:

Ethel Clayton

child:

Julia Margaret Bunton

child:

Claire Jennifer Bunton